segunda-feira, 11 de setembro de 2017

Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche’s “Heart of Compassion” into Arabic

em 2009: Tulku Pema Wangyal Rinpoche: "They are the Buddha’s words.

And that great wisdomis the result of hundreds of years of research. It’s a treasureand heritage of mankind that needs to be preserved andtranslated into other languages. I used to think there must beoriginal Kangyur and Tengyur texts available in Sanskrit, butthere’s hardly anything in the library. My teacher said there’san important reason to translate these texts into otherlanguages, so we can preserve these teachings. It’s not justthe heritage of one tradition or one civilisation or one nation– it’s the heritage of the world. There’s so much worldheritage and the UN protects old sites and buildings, but thereal world heritage is Kangyur and Tengyur, which willcontribute to the future of mankind. And everything in theKangyur is directed towards bringing happiness and ultimatefreedom – there’s no mention of how to start a war. We’re alllooking for peace and happiness, and the Kangyur andTengyur will really contribute to the happiness, peace andfreedom of all mankind.I really hope wecan bring together a result, a fruit that can be shared with allmankind. Our first target language might be English, but Ibelieve many people don’t read English, for example in LatinAmerica and other countries they speak languages such asSpanish, Portuguese and French. We should also be able totranslate into other languages, so that this work will be anincredible contribution for mankind. And we should alsotranslate into Arabic languages. Dzongsar KhyentseRinpoche said he studied the Koran, and there’s a need fordharma translated into Arabic languages – it’ll bringharmony and peace to world. Now with computers andInternet, English is the international language. But it’s alsovery important to translate into other languages.Also, as many scholars have mentioned, it’s urgent totranslate now." site : http://84000.co/

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In 2016, Khyentse Foundation funded Arjuna Pranidhi’s project of translating Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche’s “Heart of Compassion” into Arabic. After a year of hard work, the project was recently wrapped up and the book is now available onlinefor free.

The members of an online Arab Buddhist community have collected the funds to print the book in Beirut, Lebanon. The book will be available in October 2017 in book stores in Beirut and Damascus at a nominal price, just enough to cover printing expenses with a margin to secure a second print.

“Such a treasure would not have been available to us without your support and the support Shechen, which gave permission,” said Pranidhi, who coordinated the translation. “To all the team of Khyentse Foundation in the name of the emerging Arab Buddhist community, many thanks for your generosity. I can’t find enough words to express my deep gratitude, thank you all!”